Civil and Environmental Engineering News
Spormann Elected Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology
Monday, May 6, 2013
Spormann studies anaerobic microbes to understand the molecular and biochemical basis of unusual metabolism.
Reinhard Wins Humboldt Research Award
Friday, May 3, 2013
Award recognizes lifetime achievement and unites international researchers with colleagues in Germany.
Stanford to collaborate with edX to develop a free, open source online learning platform
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
EdX will be available as an open source learning platform on June 1. In support of that move, Stanford will integrate features of its existing Class2Go open source online learning platform into the edX platform.
Video: Stanford Solar Decathlon construction site
Friday, March 22, 2013
In a competition that could help transform the homebuilding industry, Stanford students bring a new approach to creating solar houses that can be easily manufactured.
Researchers map out an alternative energy future for New York
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
A study, co-authored by Stanford engineer Mark Z. Jacobson, outlines a path to statewide renewable energy conversion, and away from natural gas and imported fuel.
Eight Stanford Engineering Faculty Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions an engineer can receive.
Graduate Fellow David Lallemant Helping Reduce Catastrophic Risk in Dense Urban Environments
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
David Lallemant, the John A. Blume Fellow in the School of Engineering, discusses how his research aims to help people in Haiti and other areas vulnerable to earthquakes and natural disasters.
Graduate Fellow Ivy Huang Helping to Improve Water Quality
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Ivy Huang, a graduate student in environmental engineering, says the Quentin and Frances Berg Fellowship, is helping support her dream of pursuing a PhD.
Stanford students build solar home in national competition
Friday, January 18, 2013
In a competition that could help transform the homebuilding industry, students bring a new approach to creating solar houses that can be easily manufactured.
How Methane-Sourced Polymers Could Save the World
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Craig Criddle is developing a way to turn the potent greenhouse gas methane into a polymer that can sequester carbon dioxide and help address climate change.
Big Challenges, Big Ideas: Stanford Engineering Year in Review
Monday, January 7, 2013
Letter from the Dean of Stanford Engineering.
Summer in Taiwan
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Mengyao Yuan spent a summer internship in Taiwan. Her life will never be the same.
Team awarded grant to develop clean drinking water technology
Friday, December 7, 2012
Stanford undergraduate students receive prestigious federal recognition.
Fortifying traffic networks against disaster
Monday, November 19, 2012
Mahalia Miller, a PhD student in the Stanford Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, discovered that algorithms that have been optimized to study social networks are applicable to the study of transportation networks.
A Glass Half Full
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Stanford engineers and scientists are working to turn urban waste water into a valuable resource as part of a larger effort to reinvent the urban water infrastructure.
Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project turns 10
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The Global Climate and Energy Project recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Since 2002, GCEP has invested more than $130 million into 80 research programs at Stanford and 38 other institutions worldwide.
Stanford researchers wire kelp forests off California coast
Thursday, September 27, 2012
The Kelp Forest Array, located just offshore of Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station, will provide the power and real-time data access that scientists need to monitor the effects of climate change on the California coast.
Wind could meet world’s total power demand - and then some - by 2030
Monday, September 10, 2012
Adapting a sophisticated climate model, researchers show that there is plenty of wind available to supply half to several times the world’s total energy needs within the next two decades.
Stanford researchers calculate global health impacts of the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
In the first detailed analysis of the event's global health effects, researchers estimate the number of deaths and cases of cancer worldwide resulting from the release of radiation.
Stanford faculty is embracing online teaching opportunities
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The team leading Stanford's online education initiative announces seed grants to faculty members across campus for course development. "It's been a grassroots phenomenon, which really reflects Stanford's tradition of innovation and creativity," said John Mitchell, professor of computer science and President John Hennessy's special assistant for educational technology.
Stanford competes in finals of national clean energy competition
Monday, June 25, 2012
A Stanford team finished in the top six of a U.S. Department of Energy challenge.
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment announces 2012 Environmental Venture Project awards
Friday, June 22, 2012
Five teams will receive seed funding for research tackling global sustainability challenges.
Helmut Krawinkler, expert on structural design and earthquake engineering, dies at 72
Friday, April 20, 2012
Krawinkler was widely respected around the world and recognized for extraordinary and lasting contributions to earthquake safety. He fundamentally changed the process of evaluating seismic safety and damage potential.
Engineers enlist weather model to optimize offshore wind plan
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Using a sophisticated weather model, environmental engineers at Stanford have defined optimal placement of a grid of four wind farms off the U.S. East Coast. The model successfully balances production.
Frederick E. Terman Engineering Center is gone, but not lost
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Department of Project Management diverted 99.6 percent of the demolished Terman Engineering Center from landfill through recycling or reuse.
